Articles related to "Garden Ponds"

An aquatic polyculture is a pond and garden that combines fish and edible plants. Species support each other in this traditional aquaculture system.

Short on space? Or maybe you simply want to add a patio water feature instead of building a huge pond. This container water garden adds drama to your deck.

A wildlife pond is an excellent addition to a garden. Frogs will eat common garden pests like slugs. Birds like robins and blue tits will appreciate the insect activity.

Moss is the ideal plant for a shady garden pond. It softens the look of the pond and provides a soft, low maintenance carpet for wet and rocky areas.

Garden ponds attract many beneficial insects. Dragonflies and damselflies will live in backyard habitats with water and native grasses and wildflower plantings.

Creating a natural pond is the most important thing you can do to attract wildlife into the garden. Provide a few creature comforts and it will soon be a wildlife haven.

Having a healthy pond assures a healthy start for the fish you add to it. Fish will thrive with little care if proper set up is done before they are brought home.

No pond is complete without the Louisiana Iris! This statuesque plant is a must for every water garden. I'll tell you why.

Is your pond only a foot deep? Or do you have a shallow area you just don't know what to do with? I'll show you why yellow water snowflakes just might fit the bill.

The cattail is an excellent choice for the water garden. It is a hardy, useful food plant with beautiful foliage.

A spicy scented shrub that makes for interesting stories, the Spicebush is also good for a water garden marginal plant.

Herons, kingfishers and other birds see your pond fish as fair game. There are a few tricks to discourage them from killing or injuring your fish.

Create a completely unique garden pond. Create your own pond decor and make your water feature truly reflect you and your personal tastes!

Create a quiet water garden for meditation. Choose pond ornaments and plants that create small ripples and reflect in the water.

Choose inspirational water quotes, sayings, and poetry about water to adorn pond signs and banners.

Before choosing a water feature for your yard, learn about options for the do-it-yourselfer. Like many home projects, choices are limited only by your creativity.

Maintaining a Koi pond or goldfish pond takes extra effort in the fall of the year to help the fish and plants transition to a dormant state for the winter months.

There are five more alternatives to the koi and goldfish for a pond or water garden; see if one entices you.

Be wild, be daring! Here are choices that are much different than the basic koi and goldfish for a water garden.

Ponds need to be maintained to keep pet fish clean and healthy. As well as regular routines, a yearly clean is a sensible precaution.

Create a pond or water feature that conserves water. Landscape with drought-tolerant plants, choose a pondless waterfall, or plant a rain garden or greywater wetland.

Rocks are a beautiful structure for the pond. These water garden features provide a new place for plants to grow and act as homes for wildlife.

Rocks are a beautiful structure for the pond. These water garden features provide a new place for plants to grow and act as homes for wildlife.

Rocks are a beautiful structure for the pond. These water garden features provide a new place for plants to grow and act as homes for wildlife.

Solar pond lights add a beautiful glow to a garden pond. Garden lights can be used to highlight water features, the water surface, or the pond environment.

Use wooden, wrought iron, or cast aluminum benches to draw attention to the pond, or use them as a place to sit quietly next to the water garden.

Choose a gravity flow or pressurized filter to clean pond water. Adding a UVC filter will also help remove algae. Or choose to make a natural filter using pond plants.

Garden pools can give hours of pleasure, and modern materials make it easy to build your own pond, but it's important to choose the right material for your situation.

Once water gardening was a novelty. Now, any gardener can have a garden pond with water plants and fish, even in container gardens.

An edible bog or wetland garden can add interest to a food garden or existing pond or wetland garden. Here are edible plant suggestions for temperate climates.

Maianthemum species have heart shaped leaves and edible berries. They are a shade-loving spring flower for the water garden.

Good quality EPDM and PVC pond liners, and butyl rubber liners, are easy to use and make it easy to build a pond or garden water feature of almost any shape or size.

Many gardeners want to enjoy time in the garden with a dog. Here is a guide to design flowerbeds that protects plants and man's best friend.

Algae is a plant that grows in ponds and water gardens. Learn natural ways to control, treat, and remove pond algae.

Bring frog art to the garden with these whimsical water features. Amphibian lovers will adore these pond ornaments.

Rain chains or Kusari Doi are an alternative to downspouts. These metal chains funnel water to a pond, barrel, or water garden below and act as garden water art.

The garden of Octavius Quartio is unusual for a Roman townhouse. Covering a large area, it displays many of the features usually found in the gardens of country villas.

A water garden can add an interesting and attractive element to your landscape plan. Enjoy all the benefits that a beautiful water garden can add to your property.

Choose a durable pond liner and perform regular maintenance to ensure that any pond liner has a long life. If leaks occur, learn how to repair them.

Pond netting, manual nets and rakes, skimmers, and filters can all help control the inflow of debris and maintain healthy water quality in the fall and winter pond.

Solar fountains attract wildlife to the garden pond. Whether it is a theme fountain, cascade, or simple pump, a solar water feature is a focal point for a water garden.

Culzean Castle and Country Park is situated 45 miles south-west of Glasgow. Its commanding aspect and beautiful countryside attract thousands of visitors each year.

A simple how to article on creating a canine safe garden.

While many will naturally use water lilies in the water garden for floating plants, there are those that will like a change of pace.

Pickeral weed is an easy-to-grow pond plant and a true native of North America.

Read this and discover that it is possible to simplify life and it doesn't have to hurt.. Marian Van Eyk McCain shows how to stop the treadmill and start the simple life.

A simple how to guide to create a butterfly garden. Environmentally friendly herb gardening to attract bees and butterflies. Insect pollinators are in serious decline.

Carry a message about water restrictions and drought. Teachers can model proactive behaviours embracing restrictions so that Art Classes become part of the solution.

In order to have a safe and successful fishing trip, as well as educate the youngsters, the journey must start in the yard.

The Water Poppy may or may not even be a family of plants, depending on where the question is asked.